Shoe holder



s. E. RAUDEBAUGH SHOE HOLDER Dec. 7, 1948.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 6, 1946 15 as 20 I7 INVENTOR.

Sim-fie E. Raudebaugh Patented Dec. 7, 1948 UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICESHOE HOLDER Stanley ErRaudebaugh, East Cleveland, OhioApplication'septer'nber 6, 1946, Serial No. 695,269

This invention relates to a shoe holdermore particularly a holder whichis adapted to firmly secure a shoe on a support to facilitate thecleaning and polishing thereof with a minimum of effort. Shoe holdersfor shining shoes are plicity, lightness, strength and ease of applica'tion of the shoes to be polished, and these features are generallyobtained within practical limitations on shoe holders now in"conventional use. However, shoe holders heretofore shown have beendeficient in simplicity'of design come bined with rigidity of mountingand insecurely holding the shoe while it was being polished and therebyfailed to provide a support'for the shoe equal to that afiorded by thehuman form, namely, the foot of the wearer resting on'the'foot rest ofthe shoe shiners chair or stand; M

It is known that to properly restore a worn shoe to its original shapeand polish, it is necessary to stretch the upper shoe leather to removewrinkles which form on top ofthe shoe after it has been worn for a timeby the wearer,

and this stretching of the upper leather portion of the shoe isaccomplished by pressing the toe portion of the shoe as well asvtheffoot of the wearer, down upon and over the foot restof the shoeshiners chair or stand by means of a polishing cloth in the hands of theshoefshiner." Tov efiect this result the foot rest on the shoe shinerschair or stand is made shorter than the shoe so that the latter extendsto a certain, eX-

tent over the foot rest. Theshoe as well. as the foot of the wearerbeing flexible responds readily] to the pressing action of the polishingcloth in' the hands of the shoe shiner. Alsovvhen brushing the shoes asimilar action takes place although to a lesser degree. A shoe holder ofthe invention will permit this stretchingaotion in the and Sometimes .afoot rest is provided 11 Claims. (01.12-125) tive to the rear portionduring polishing of the shoe so that the shoe can be restored to itsoriginal shape free of any wrinkles in the upper surface of the shoewith a satisfactory polish.

Another object of the invention is to employ means for rigidly holdingthe rear or heel portion of theshoe while the toe portion is beingflexed and to prevent any substantial sideways movement of the toeportion of the shoe during the polishing operation. I

Another object of the invention is to provide rigid means for supportingthe bottom of the sole of the shoe intermediate the heel and toeportions so that the toe portion can be flexed relative to the rear orheel portion to thereby permit the stretching of the shoe upper in thepolishing operation.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a shoe holderwhich is simple and which contains a minimum number of parts while atthe same time afiording the aforementioned benefits.

Other objects anda -fuller understanding of the invention may be had byreferring to the following description and claims, taken in conjunction-with the accompanying drawings in which like parts are designated bylike reference characters and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a shoe holder embodying the invention.

Figure2 is a view in side elevation of the sho holder shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an end view of the shoe holder shown in Figure 2.

upper surface of the shoe to take place during the polishing operation,and consequently will facilitate the removal of the wrinkles in'the shoeleather and thereby will enable theshoe 'shiner to restore the shoe toits original shape with a satisfactory polish. 4 p M 7 It is thereforean object of the invention to provide a shoe holder thatwillpermitHdown-d ward flexing of the toe portion of the shoe rela-"'prises a plate member II which may be secured as 'at l2, on a door frameor other convenient support. The plate ll may be rectangular in shape asshown in Figure 3 and may be provided ,on one side with a slot l3trapezoidal in shape having a bottom l4 and side walls l5 and I6converging inwardly at an angle toward the longitudinal center of theslot, The plate ll may be mountedwith the shorter base ll of the slotdownward so as to wedgingly support a shoe holder bracket to bedescribed below.

having a"base' 2 2 and side flanges 23. Integral with the base portion22 of the column l9, there are provided, intermediate its ends,downwardly tapered flanges 24 which together with the page portion 22form a trapezoidal plate with its edes' shaped to conform to theshapl'fi'f fitment-73am" the plate member H, and there ybeipga aptgg, tobe slipped downwardly in he sldt"l'3 manner to detachably mount thebracketimemher on the plate member I l. Other convenonal mountin he,used ii des ed or he more it be artly o th st ll dear t m-e qr? eritltso as to h da es in 1 5%- Ee s re we me ai neh e merited i t i hem at 9bracket portion as, inth d 9 bel ed p t eith verba le la net Onthe uppersurface of the,

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arcuate cam surface 40 will be eccentric to the arbor or pivot point ofthe cam plate. Below the cam plate 38 is positioned a shoe heel last orfiller block 42 having a flat bottom or base portion Q3 of a shape togenerally conform to the inside bottom heel portion of a shoe to bemounted on the shoe holder, and may be further provided with sides 44and 45 and a rounded end portion 46 to conform to the inside contour ofthe back of "the Theffiller block 'is also made long enough above thebase portion soas to preferably extend above the top of the back portionb'fthe shoe although that may not be necessary 31; all; shoes for whichthe holder may be adaptable. In'the top surface of the filler block ispro videtl a' 'slbtl'l extending from the rounded end portion gtgthgpppgsite end thereof. This slot is 'foimed w'ith'sides48 and 49spaced apart a distance onl slightly greater than the width of the camplate 38 so that when the filler block s msitiszaesi below-t e a e p a ethe am Pl will bah a snu eli i e tit in he slot whe th e'rt ra eeme alis. Se she d th to be described. The l ,vyf ha bottom porther'qund'd endde thereof 'so that r liottoni portion I a 'tof the rface abated t1 HQ,l o,

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'rhenoiesss for the arbor 3B of the cam plate 38'fare positioned in theupper portion 2i of the bracket I arelative to the vertical column IQ ofthe bracket, the baseplate portion 2il,'the outer end portion 28 of thelatter, and the arcuate shaped front surface 27 of the pad 26 of thebracket, so that when a shoe is mounted on the bracket and the cam plate38 and the filler block 42 are in assembled relationship the sole of theshoe mounted on the bracket of the holder forms the base of a rightangled triangle whose vertical leg passes through the heel of the shoe,the filler block 42, and the axis of rotation of the eccentric cam plate38. The action of the shoe shiners polishing cloth on the front or toeportion of the shoe in the polishing operation tends to bend thatportion of the shoe downward over the outer end portion 28 of the baseplate member 20 which is desirable in order to remove any creases orwrinkles from the upper surface of the shoe. The base plate member 2i]being strong and rigid will not give and be pressed downward but willcooperate with the heel portion of the shoe and the other portions ofthe shoe holder bracket, the filler block and eccentric cam plate tomaintain the aforesaid triangle of forces to hold the shoe securely inthe holder during the polishing operation.

In the modified form of a part of the shoeholder of the invention shownin Figures 5 and 6, a filler block 42' is connected to the toe-former 5!of a conventional type of shoe-tree. In this adaptation the toe-former5| may be constructed in two sections 52 and 53 of a shape to conformgenerally to the contour of the forepart of the human foot. Thesetoe-former sections may be pivotally attached, as at 54, to telescopingshank members 55 and 56, the latter being rigidly attached to the fillerblock or heel-former section 42'. These two shank members may also havetoggle links 51 and 58 pivotally attached thereto and to each other insuch a manner that the shoe-tree will be readily adaptable to shoes ofdifferent shapes and sizes and may be readily and.

quickly manipulated to expand or contract the tree in the shoe and incorrelation with the respective parts of the shoe holder securely mountthe shoe in the holder for cleaning and polishing. No further details ofthe adaptation of the invention to a shoe-tree for mounting a shoe onthe holder are thought to be necessary as recourse may be had forfurther details to any conventional form of shoe-tree of the generaltype shown such for example as disclosed in the Anderson Patent1,116,666, the construction of the shoe-tree other than the adaptationof it to the heel-former or filler block 52 of the invention forming initself no part of the invention.

It is believed that the many advantages of a shoe holder constructed inaccordance with the present invention will be readily understood andalthough a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated anddescribed, it is understood that the specific embodiment shown anddescribed has been given by way of illustration and not byway oflimitation and that the structure above described is subject to a widevariation and modification without departing from the scope or intent ofthe invention all of which variations and modifications are to beincluded within the scope of the present invention.

' What is claimed is:

1. A shoe holder consisting of a bracket, a cambracket detachablymounted on the support, a

cam pivotally attached to the said bracket and a shoe heel-last having agroove adapted to be wedgingly associated with the said cam todetachably secure a shoe on the bracket.

3. A shoe holder consisting of a bracket having a vertical member, anintegral outwardly extending upper member and an integral substantiallyhorizontally extending lower member longer than the said upper memberadapted to support the heel and sole of a shoe, means engageable in theinside rear portion of a shoe mounted on the said bracket, and a campivotally mounted on the said bracket and engageable with the said meansfor releasably securing the heel of the shoe between the said means andthe said bracket.

4. A shoe holder consisting of a bracket having a vertical member, andan integral member extending from the lower end of the said verticalmember outwardly and upwardly, an edged cam pivotally attached to theupper end of the said vertical member and a shoe heel-last having agroove adapted to be wedgingly associated with an edge of the said camto detachably secure a shoe on the said integral lower member.

5. A shoe holder consisting of a bracket having a vertical member and anintegral member extending from the lower end of the said vertical memberoutwardly and upwardly, a cam pivotally attached to the upper end of thesaid vertical member, the pivot point of the said cam being positionedin a straight line passing substantially perpendicularly through thesaid integral lower member, and a shoe heel-last and the heel of a shoemounted on the said integral lower member.

6. A shoe holder consisting of a bracket having a vertically disposedbody member and an integral member extending from the lower end of thesaid body member outwardly and upwardly, an edged cam pivotally attachedto the upper end of the said body member, a shoe-tree having a heel-lastand a toe-last adjustably attached to the heellast, said heel-lasthaving a groove in one surface thereof adapted to be wedginglyassociated with an edge of the said cam to detachably secure a shoe onthe holder.

7. A shoe holder consisting of a bracket having a vertically disposedbody member, an integral outwardly extending lug on the upper end of thesaid body member and an integral outwardly extending arm on its lowerend, the outer end of the said lower member extending upwardly, an edgedcam pivotally attached to the said lug, a shoe-tree having a heel-lastand a toe-last adjustingly attached to the heel-last, said heel-lasthaving a groove adapted to be wedgingly associated with an edge of thesaid cam to detachably secure a shoe on the holder.

8. A bracket for a shoe holder consisting of a vertically disposed bodymember, an integral outwardly extending upper member and an integralmember extending outwardly and upwardly at its lower end, said uppermember having a, bearing.

9. A bracket for a shoe holder consisting of a vertically disposed bodymember having a bearing at its upper end and a substantially straightintegral member extending from its lower end outwardly and upwardly,said bearing being 'positionedin a straight linepassing substantiallyperpendicularly through the said integral lower member.

10. A bracket for a shoe holder consisting of a vertically disposed bodymember having a bearing at its upper end, a, shoulder at its lower endand a substantially straight integral member extending outwardly fromthe said body member below the said shoulder, said bearing beingpositioned in a straight line passing substantially perpendicularlythrough the said integralqower member..

11. A filler block for ashoe holder-having bracket and an edged cammounted onthe break.

et, the said filler block having a bottom portion adapted to fit in theinside heel portionof a shoe mounted on the bracket, a vertical bodyportion No references cited;

